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Were You There? No.2

By David Rose Here’s the second of an occasional series that features old photos of events and things going on in Guildford, and which your memories of and extra details would be most welcome.…

Where Is This? No.188

By David Rose The local band from the 1960s who were called the Roadrunners were pictured at St Catherine’s Chapel, off the Portsmouth Road in last week’s mystery vintage picture.…

Rare And Historic Guildford Tokens To Be Auctioned

Rare items representing an important part of England and Guildford’s history are going under the hammer at an auction in London on Monday, December 7. They are tokens dating back to the…

Where Is This? No.187

By David Rose It was the green at Perry Hill, Worplesdon, that was featured as last week’s mystery vintage picture. While the quirky photo showed the treadwheel crane beside the…

Where Is This? No.186

By David Rose Both of last week’s images had a healthcare connection. The sign seen in the vintage photo was at the former Royal Surrey County Hospital when in was in…

Where Is This? No.185

By David Rose No problems with those responding to last week’s mystery vintage picture as it showing the early stages of the construction of the first multi-storey car park in Sydenham…

Guildford’s 20th Century House-Building Boom And Clarke Gammon Was There At The Start

By David Rose Soon after the First World War house building picked up in the Guildford area. The borough desperately needed new homes: for young men who had returned from the…

Coin Find is Another Small Clue to Roman Activity Around Guildford

When Karen Stevens was asked by detectorists if they could search in her garden near Blackwell Farm, on the northern slopes of the Hog’s Back, she was happy to agree…

Were You There? No.1

By David Rose Here’s the first of a new occasional series that features old photos of events and things going on in Guildford, and which your memories of and details would be…

Where Is This? No.184

By David Rose The doorway for women was at the Labour Exchange in Chertsey Street, as pictured last week for the vintage photo. The stone with ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ inscribed on…